New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 5, 1928, Page 4

SPEECH BY NELLO FRANKED IN AL Distribated in Oficial Envelopes of Government Official By GEORGE H. MANNING (Washington Correspondent, N. B. Herald) Washington, D, C, Nov. 5—The republican party has learned by heart the lesson of Coolidge economy. In some respects, it appears, they have surpassed their Massachusetts schoolmaster—not even Mr. Cool- idge, s0 far as is known, has managed to get the federal govern- ment to pay for his personal mail, much less for political propaganda. The latest instance of G. O. P. thrift reached Washington news- paper offices and in other places where political propaganda is popu- larly supposed to have “weight” a day or two ago. This the propaganda in question is evi- dently regarded as not sufficient, however, to require postage stamps. For in one of the long brown of- ficial envelopes of the treasury de- partment distributed over the coun- try was a copy of a speech Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, broadcast by radio a few nights ago. This speech began as fcllows: “J wish to speak tonight of the reagons why I consider the policie: of the republican party more sound and worthy of respect than those of the democratic party.” This was the “official which the government frank on the envelope proclaimed its contents to be, and this was the matter re- garded as within the law which is cited on the outside of the envelope. It is quoted there as follows: : “Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage, $300.” This speech, which was delivered over Station WRC in Washington on October 29, 1, by a sirange coin- cidence, a fulsome laudation of the Coolidge policies. It does not, how- ever, explain how both the republi- can party and the fedejal govern- ment can save moncy When the former uses the latter's stamples envelopes. Nor does it explain how the gov- ernment saves money when a politi cal speech is mimeographed on gov ernment paper under the heading of a government department, and ap- parently at government expense. This speech of Mr. Mellon’s was thus mimeographed, thus headed, and thus mailed. Accompanying it on the same sort of paper and again with the “Treasury Department” heading, were copies of two letters. One of these was from Francis Burke, general counsel of “the republican national committee, It explained how certain “campaign slanders” had been circulated by political enemies of “the Hon. Her- Pert Hoover” impeaching his “Amer- Jean citizenship,” and asking Mr. Mellon for an official statement as to Mr. Hoover's filing of income tax returns. The other letter was Mr. Mellon's reply officially certifying to the un- impeachable character of Mr. Hoover's tax record. The treasury department’s is not by any means the only instance of the republican party's thrift. There have been many such small econo- mies in the conduct of the campaign. the government frank paid for by the people of the country as a whole having been freely used to advertise Mr. Hoover’'s various unimpeacha- bilities. The result of innumerable small economies should be a right sizable sum, as they say in New Eng- land, by election day. That, every. body agrees, is when it will be needed. 35 70 40 MILLIONS WILL YOTE TOMORROW (Continued from First Page) cringe before the haughty stare of & headwaiter 364 days a vear, to- morrow will be his own king-malker. The drama of the presidential race, one of the most exciting in many years, overshadows everything else in this impending election. The choice for the highest office—ns he- fits the tradition of a democratic na- tion—lies between two men who started at the bottom of the ladder and rose. by sheer superiority. one starting as an Towa orphan, shipped about among relatives until he found the road that has led him while still a young man to wealth and world emminence, the other heginning as the son of a poverty-stricken team- ster on the lower east side of New York who sold papers and fish and eventually became the most popu- lar governor New York ever had Both started from scratch and hoth finally came face to face in a grapnle for the nation’s highest honor but hy widely diverse routes. Hoover is run- ning for office for the first time in his Iife. Smith has heen running for office 25 years. Each has conducted a campaisn typical of his past career. Ex a radio speech by Hoover tonight from his home in Palo Alto, Calif., and two by Smith from studios here they have rested their case with the voters. What will happen 1s uncertain he cause of the intense hitferness which has been stirred by never before have entered p. Iv Into a presidential campa ligion and the prohibition uestion Tn spite of the intensity of the fight around these two questi Hoover has conducted the most restrained campaign any republican tial candidate ever made jnst seven set add ing ceptance speech the contrary. has country on three trips carrying him Montana and down Into Oklahoma Hoover has discussed g toples for the most part, practics ignoring Smith except to charge cently that his program on proh tion. water-power and farm re constituted state socialism. This. th most speci ittack by Hoover brought instant counter-fire from Smith and it was the came to a real forensic eneaunte Hoover then lapeed back more aloof style of campaign. t for ietors which minent- an—re presi He sses inclugl Smith staged hias . on Sni i major camy nearest thes He¢ “weight” of | business” | James | such | into hie waa questioned by the press only at long intervals. His campaign w: really waged by Charles E. Hughes and Senator Borah. They conducted the real debate with Smith and hard blows have been exchanged. Hoover has conducted his cam- paign on the assumption that the country is satisfled with conditions under President Coolidge and wants [to continue that plan. He has prom- |ised an extra session to deal with farm relief but otherwise his basic appeal has been that he will keep things as they are under Coolidge. From the White House came the president’s enthusiastic endorsement of Hoover, belated but timed to throw the whole force of Coolidge's popularity—and it probably is hig er now than ever before in his ad- ministration behind Hoover. Smith has recognized from the beginning this would be Hoover's strategy and he sought to meet it by making the democratic party es- |sentially a high tariff party angd ap- | pointing John J. Raskob, then a |leader in General Motors and high |in the business world, as demo- cratic national chairman and cam- |paign manager. Smith’s whole | strategy has been to round up the wet votes and in addition inspire | |confidence among a sufficient num- {ber of republicans to compensate for the natural democratic shortage [of votes in the country. Religious prejudice has played a tremendous part despite the admon- |ition of both candidates that it must s |not be brought into the campaign. | Democrats have accused the repub- |licans of covertly fostering anti- | Catholic prejudice and republicans on the other hand feel the demo- crats have exploited the role of martyrdom as much as’ possible and [have covertly appealed to all Cath- olics to support the democratic ticket. Smith at Baltimore recently de- red he would rather go down to | defeat than be elected by the votes |of the Anti-Saloon league and the ku klux klan which he charged | were behind Hoover. Prohibition is the most active is- sue discussed by the candidates and |they clash here more directly than any other aquestion. Hoover has | declared against repeal of the eigh- |teenth amcndment. Smith is for modification of it. Hoover called prohibition a “noble experiment | which must be workked out con-| structively.” Smith declared the Volstead act was a failure and a change was necessary. Smith pro- that each state be allowed to de fts own prohibition policy and that states which desire be pe; mitted to adopt the Ca an s tem of state sale of liquor under severe restrictions. On farm relief there is diver | ence with Hoover opposing the Me- | Nary-Haugen bill and favo st | bilization corporations and greater | tarift protection with Smith offering |to appoint a commission to study a plan and endorsing the »ntal principle of the gen bill. | On water-power Hoover is funda- mentally for private ownership and operation and Smith favors govern- ment ownership and control. | Governor Smith has reversed the historic poli of thc democratic | party on the tariff and has obtain- | |ed pledges from 90 per cent of the | democratic candidates for congress | to support his position. Smith is| {opposed to tariff revision wholesale jand only item by item as scientific investigation suggests. He would not permit any change in the tariif which wonld take one cent from the pockets of any workman or disturb business he has said in many| | speeche: | Republicans have charged Smith | favors letting down restrictions on | immigration but he denies this and insists he stands with Hoover in favor of restriction. Other issues | count for little in this campaign. The battle has been waged furl- ously with hundreds of stump speakers. It probably has been the | most expensive in the nation’s his- | tory and the officially reported costs probably will run {0 $12.006,000 be- sides thousands of dollars spent | which will never be accounted for. | Radio has come into a dominat- ing position in the mechanics of the. campaign with each party spending thousands of doll to buy time on the air. Dozens of speakers have supplemented the efforts of candi- dates. Radio has forced the cane dates to change t 1t requires 1 new speech tach time. In the old days the candidate could wherever he went but whole nation h nuse same one the HEALTH FOUND IN FRUIT GOGKTAIL Simply made with these four fruits—and sugar to taste s every spe This simple fruit cocktail will bring enjoyment and health to your table: Sections of grapefruit, of orange, of pineapple and bananas— with the addition of granalated or powdered sugar to taste. The dis- solving of the suzar ble: the flavors of the various fruits and adds to them sweetness—nature's perfect One of the main purposes of coof erv—one often lost cight of in th days of extreme diets—is to add to the zest and enjoyment of foods. And there iz no other ingredient so useful in ing other healthful foods gracious to the palate as sugar. The good cook, by the judi- ar, makes all kinds vegetables and meats tasteful and delicious. We spoke above of extreme dicts. More than that, they are dangerous to health. Eminent medical authori- ties are alarmed at th, i-starva- tion reducing diets. Extreme redwe- ing removes the protecting fat t nature intends everybody should have. It tends to destroy the protee- tion against dise; It very often causes permanent inju to the most delicate organs and ti Ore of the first laws of health is to cat enough. I You 5 well. levery NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER §5, 1928, and it does not do to repeat too much. Incidentally the pecullariti of radio make Hoover, one of the | worst speakers in politics, a perfect speaker before the microphone | whereas Smith, one of the greatest of popular speakers, is less effective. Radio seems better adapted to quiet conversational speaking than |10 emphatic, aggressive debating (such as Smith excels in. | With so many novel factors in| the campaign, the tremendous | number of new voters, the religious and prohibition issues which never have contested in a national elec- tion, the uncertainty as to how the voters in mass have reacted to the impressions of the candidates re- ceived direct over the radio make this election extremely difficult to Judge. Politicians in frankly baffled. No human being knows what will happen in states like Massachusetts and Missouri. Everything considered Governor Smith has serious handicaps yet he is regarded by many as the miracle man of politics. He must be a mira- | cle man it he is to win, For three reasons: 1. The United States is normally republican by 5,000,000 votes or more. 2. The national is dry—or was theoretically so ten years ago when | state except Connecticut and Rhode Island ratified the federal | prohibition amendment. 3. The national has a Protestant | tradition, has never elected a Cath- olic president, and has a Catholic population only in the proportion of | about one to five. ! To these handicaps must be added | the fact that Tammany hall has achieved an unfavorable reputation | in many ions due to the graft | of the Tweed ring and other noted | ‘Tammany figures of the past. After an 11,000-mile trip as po- litical correspondent of the United | Press, which tock this correspondent | into every section of the United States, the situation may be stated censervatively as follows: Hoover is fairly certain of 250 clectoral votes with 16 more needed to win. Smith is fairly certain of | 159 electoral votes—the solid south | and New York—with 107 more need- | ed to win. . The remaining 12 many states are SMITH 70 SPEAK TWICE OYER HOOK-UP TODAY Governor On Air At 1 P. M.—Hoover At 9:45 P. M. New York, Nov. § UP—The poli- . tical programs on the radio today and tonight include the following: Kepublican: 7 p. m. Attorney General Albert Ottinger of New York over WEAF, WGY, and WGR. 9 p. m. “America’s Men of Des- a musical program including its cast Amelita Galli-Curci, Frieda Hempel, Elsie Ferguson, George and Lee Baker over WJZ and Na: tional Broadcasting company system. 9:45 p. m. Herbert Hoover over WJZ and nation wide hookup, speaking from his home in Palo Alto, Cal. 11 p. m. James F. Burke, over WOR and nation wide hookup, | speaking from his home in Pitts- burgh. Democratic: 12:30 p. m. Governor Smith In a final message to the farmers over WEAF and nation wide hookup. 6 p. m. John J. Farley over WEAF, | WGY and WGR. 7:30 p. m. theatrical stars in |Copeland rally with Senator Cope- land due to speak at 7:30. $ p. m. Senator Joseph T. Robin- son over' midwest network of 23 stations speaking from his home in Little Rock, Ark. 10 p. m. Governor Smith over WJZ and N. B. C. network and WOR and Columbia network from Carne- gie Hall, New York. Socialist: §:30 p. m. Norman Thomas over ‘WJZ, WEVD and five other stations. (Time given is Eastern Standard). They are great says Mr. Jones to Mr. Smith when speaking of Herald Classified Ads. Goubiful electoral votes are listed as | i Kentucky, Massachusetts, 18; Montana, 4; Nebraska, : New Jersey, 14; New | 3; Rhode Island, 5; Ten-| see, 12; Wisconsin, 13. States which appear fairly certain to go for Hoover are: California, Colorado, 6; Connecticut, 7; Delaware, 3; Idaho, 4; Illinois, 29; Indiana, 15; lowa, 13; Kansas, 10; Michigan, 15; Minnesota, New Hampshire, 4; North Dako- ; Ohio, 24; Oklahoma, 10; Ore- Pennsylvania, 38; South Da- Utah, 4; Vermont, 4; Wash- | West Virginia, 9; Wyom- Total, 250. 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I would not consider for a mo- ment anything that would place their continued success in jeo- pardy and I wish to assure my friends in New Britain on that score. X (Signed) ALFRED E. SMITH. Vote For: Atty. Thos. F. McDonough for state senator; Paul Nurczyk Political Adveptisement POLLING PLACES First Ward— Senior H. S., Bassett St. Second Ward— Trade School, So. Main St. Third Ward— Camp School, Prospect St. Fior transportation to the booths call the following tele- phone nambers: First Ward—-5978 Second Ward—6027 _ Third Ward—2410 Fourth Ward—6011 Fifth Ward—6012 Sixth Ward—6013 Fourth Ward— Central Jr. H. S, Main St. Fifth Ward— Bartlett School, Grove St. Sixth Ward— Elihu Burritt Jr. H. S, North St. Or numbers 5979 5980 5981 and Fred Hollfelder for representatives. Registered nurses will be sent anywhere in the city, without charge to furnish nursing services. while voters go to the polls— Phone 5979, 5980 or 5981. 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